The university gets cycling

We’re cycling! Together. For the climate. For us.

Take part now! You’ll be doing something positive for the climate and you’ll get fitter!

On this page you can stay informed about all activities of “The University gets cycling”!

The “University gets cycling” campaign starts again!
From 20 March 2025, we will be cycling together for the fourth time!

Until 30 September 2025, students and employees of the university can collect kilometres via the “Kärnten radelt” platform!

What is “The university gets cycling”?

This summer, we – university staff and students – would like to swap as many car kilometres as possible for bicycle kilometres. That’s why the University of Klagenfurt is taking part in the “Kärnten radelt” (Carinthia gets cycling) initiative.

Why should you switch your car for your bike more often?

You reduce your carbon footprint with every kilometre you commute by bike.
You look after your health and you keep in shape.
You save money as you don’t have to fill the tank so often.
The persons with the most commuting kilometres win attractive prizes!

Who can join in?

Anyone can take part in the overall campaign! E-bike riders, mountain bikers, recreational cyclists. This campaign is not about achieving peak athletic performances.

How does it work?

Collect kilometres for the climate. It’s really easy!

Please enter your details online at https://kaernten.radelt.at/. If you additionally register your university affiliation at https://kaernten.radelt.at/dashboard/challenges then the cycled kilometres you accumulate will be attributed to the university.

as member of staff:

as student:

To help us analyse your entries, please pay attention to the following points:

If you are recording a commute, please make sure to select ‘Arbeit’ as the category when recording as an employee.
Please do not combine commutes – the analysis of distance and number of trips refers to single trips (trips there and back are counted separately).
If you commute by train or if your commute is divided into two parts by any other means of transport, please add up the morning and evening legs of your commute and record these.
Example: From Villach to the university by train: One entry (in the morning as in the evening) consists of the sum of the distance from the residence to the railway station in Villach and the distance from Klagenfurt West station to the university (0.5 km).
A business trip does not qualify as a commute. A commute is your morning commute to university and your evening commute home. A business trip is a trip undertaken in the course of your duties during working hours. Please bear this difference in mind when entering your data.

What’s in it for you?

You can do something for yourself and the climate. Not enough? You can win attractive prizes as well! In addition, the three people with the best final results will be guaranteed a place at the next employee bike service in spring 2026.

What we have already achieved: The university gets cycling in 2022, 2023 and 2024

We are delighted that so many of you have taken part in our challenges and campaigns. In 2023 we cycled 35,673 kilometres and in 2022 we cycled around 54,000 kilometres – that’s one trip around the globe! In 2022, you also achieved to plant 54 trees in our Double the Good campaign, where one tree was planted for every 1,000 kilometres cycled. A top result was achieved again in 2024: 38,422.96 kilometres cycled, giving the University of Klagenfurt victory in the ‘Universities/Colleges’ category!

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